Active officer Kenneth Boss who was among the four cops who killed unarmed immigrant Amadou Diallo gets promoted.
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U-S President Bill Clinton said on Friday he believed race was a factor in the Amadou Diallo shooting.
Diallo was a young African shot by four white New York police officers in February 1999.
The police officers were acquitted of murder a week ago.
In his first public comments on the case, President Clinton said most Americans believed that if Diallo had been a white man, the incident wouldn't have occurred.
U-S president Bill Clinton made his first public comments on the Amadou Diallo case on Friday night at a Democratic fund-raiser in San Francisco.
In his speech, Clinton said he believed very little progress had been made in bridging the gap between white and black in recent years.
Diallo was a young African shot by four white New York police officers in February 1999.
Last week a jury acquitted the officers of second degree murder charges.
The jury accepted the police defence that Diallo fit the profile of a rape suspect, and that the police officers shot him, when they thought he was reaching for a gun.
He was actually reaching for his wallet.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"We've had all this turmoil in NYC (New YorkCity) over this Daillo case and I don't pretend for a moment to second guess the jury - I didn't sit there and listen to all the evidence - but I know most people in America of all races believe that if it had been a young white man in a young all-white neighborhood, it probably wouldn't have happened. That doesn't mean they were guilty under criminal law and the Justice Department is looking into that, in the civil rights division and that's the way to handle that. But what it does mean is there's this huge gulf out there still in too many places where people wonder if they can be treated fairly."
SUPERCAPTION: Bill Clinton, U-S President
Earlier, lawyers representing the police officers in the Diallo case said they will meet with Attorney GeneralJanet Reno's top deputy on Monday.
They will urge him not to pursue civil rights charges, sought by the Diallo family.
One of the lawyers said there was no basis for such a prosecution, and that the acquittals came after a fair trial.
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Four white police officers have been indicted on second-degree murder charges for the killing of an unarmed West African immigrant in New York last month.
The indictments were unsealed on Wednesday at the New York State Supreme Court in the Bronx where security was high and hundreds of people protested.
The victim, Amadou Diallo, died on February 4 in a hail of bullets.
The officers have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Accompanied by the Reverend Al Sharpton, the family of Amadou Diallo made their way through tight security into the StateSupreme Courtroom in New York City.
Behind closed doors, they heard the indictments.
OfficersKenneth Boss, Sean Carroll, Edward McMellon and Richard Murphy were charged with second degree murder for Diallo's death on February 4.
The four men - dressed in business suits - entered pleas of not guilty.
They showed no reaction when the charges were announced.
The officers are expected to be suspended.
Diallo - a street vendor from Guinea - was gunned down when the four officers confronted him in the hallway of his apartment building.
A lawyer for the policemen has said the officers believed Diallo may have been reaching for a weapon when they opened fire.
Diallo died after being hit by 19 of the 41 shots.
The victim's family say they hope to see justice.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"We welcome to defend Amadou and demand justice. We are here for this and we will come back again until justice is done."
SUPERCAPTION: Sister of Amadou Diallo
Diallo's father expressed gratitude for the public's support.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"We thank you very much for your kind support and stand for the right. We are with you all the way until justice has been done."
SUPER CAPTION: Saikou Diallo, victim's father
Each of the four officers was charged with the intentional and reckless murder and reckless endangerment.
One of the lawyers says he is surprised by the second degree murder charge.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"I really expected one count of murder, that being the depraved indifference murder. To indict these police officers for intentional murder is to me ludicrous."
SUPER CAPTION: MartynKornberg, lawyer for Sean Carroll
One of the officers, Richard Murphy, is believed to have missed shooting Amadou Diallo.
On Wednesday, he maintained his innocence.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"I'm very happy with the support we're getting from the police department. I did nothing wrong and this trial will show that I did nothing wrong."
SUPER CAPTION: Richard Murphy, indicted officer
Bystanders say they are glad about the indictment but expressed skepticism that the officers would serve time.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"Even if they do get indicted and all, they won't do too much time."
SUPER CAPTION: Vox Pop
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"They might just walk. Just get away with it. Get away with murder. Simple as that."
SUPER CAPTION: Vox Pop
Bail was set at 100-thousand U-S dollars for each officer.
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In 1999, police fired 41 shots at a man named Amadou Diallo as he stood in his Bronx doorway. Diallo was unarmed, with only his wallet in his hands. The NYPD officers who killed him were later acquitted of murder charges.
Now, 17 years after DIALLO's death, his mother Kadiatou says she's found peace.

Diallo biography

One of four children of Saikou and Kadiatou Diallo, Amadou's family is part of an old Fulbe trading family in Guinea. He was born in Sinoe County, Liberia, on September 2, 1975 while his father was working there, and grew up following his family to Togo, Bangkok and Singapore, attending schools in Thailand, and later in Guinea including Microsoft. In September 1996, he came to New York City where other family members had immigrated. He and a cousin started a business. He had reportedly come to New York City to study but had not enrolled in any school. According to his family's lawyer, Kyle B. Watters, he sought to remain in the United States by filing an application for political asylum under false pretenses, saying that he was from Mauritania and that his parents had been killed in fighting to buttress his claim that he had credible fear of going back to his country. He worked as a street peddler, selling videotapes, gloves and socks from the sidewalk along 14th Street during the day and studied in the evenings.

Situated on one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York City consists of five boroughs, each of which is a separate county of New York State. The five boroughs – Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island – were consolidated into a single city in 1898. With a census-estimated 2014 population of 8,491,079 distributed over a land area of just 305 square miles (790km2), New York is the most densely populated major city in the United States. As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. By 2014 census estimates, the New York City metropolitan region remains by a significant margin the most populous in the United States, as defined by both the Metropolitan Statistical Area (20.1million residents) and the Combined Statistical Area (23.6million residents). In 2013, the MSA produced a gross metropolitan product (GMP) of nearly US$1.39trillion, while in 2012, the CSA generated a GMP of over US$1.55trillion, both ranking first nationally by a wide margin and behind the GDP of only twelve and eleven countries, respectively.

New York City (band)

New York City was an AmericanR&Bvocal group. They formed in 1972 under the name "Tri-Boro Exchange", and all of the group's members had had significant experience singing in other vocal and doo-wop ensembles. They are also from New York City.

EXCLUSIVE Promotion for NYPD Officer That Shot Amadou Diallo in 1999

Active officer Kenneth Boss who was among the four cops who killed unarmed immigrant Amadou Diallo gets promoted.
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USA: CLINTON BELIEVES RACE A FACTOR IN DIALLO SHOOTING

USA: CLINTON BELIEVES RACE A FACTOR IN DIALLO SHOOTING

USA: CLINTON BELIEVES RACE A FACTOR IN DIALLO SHOOTING

English/Nat
U-S President Bill Clinton said on Friday he believed race was a factor in the Amadou Diallo shooting.
Diallo was a young African shot by four white New York police officers in February 1999.
The police officers were acquitted of murder a week ago.
In his first public comments on the case, President Clinton said most Americans believed that if Diallo had been a white man, the incident wouldn't have occurred.
U-S president Bill Clinton made his first public comments on the Amadou Diallo case on Friday night at a Democratic fund-raiser in San Francisco.
In his speech, Clinton said he believed very little progress had been made in bridging the gap between white and black in recent years.
Diallo was a young African shot by four white New York police officers in February 1999.
Last week a jury acquitted the officers of second degree murder charges.
The jury accepted the police defence that Diallo fit the profile of a rape suspect, and that the police officers shot him, when they thought he was reaching for a gun.
He was actually reaching for his wallet.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"We've had all this turmoil in NYC (New YorkCity) over this Daillo case and I don't pretend for a moment to second guess the jury - I didn't sit there and listen to all the evidence - but I know most people in America of all races believe that if it had been a young white man in a young all-white neighborhood, it probably wouldn't have happened. That doesn't mean they were guilty under criminal law and the Justice Department is looking into that, in the civil rights division and that's the way to handle that. But what it does mean is there's this huge gulf out there still in too many places where people wonder if they can be treated fairly."
SUPERCAPTION: Bill Clinton, U-S President
Earlier, lawyers representing the police officers in the Diallo case said they will meet with Attorney GeneralJanet Reno's top deputy on Monday.
They will urge him not to pursue civil rights charges, sought by the Diallo family.
One of the lawyers said there was no basis for such a prosecution, and that the acquittals came after a fair trial.
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USA: NEW YORK: POLICE OFFICERS INDICTED ON MURDER CHARGES

USA: NEW YORK: POLICE OFFICERS INDICTED ON MURDER CHARGES

USA: NEW YORK: POLICE OFFICERS INDICTED ON MURDER CHARGES

English/Nat
Four white police officers have been indicted on second-degree murder charges for the killing of an unarmed West African immigrant in New York last month.
The indictments were unsealed on Wednesday at the New York State Supreme Court in the Bronx where security was high and hundreds of people protested.
The victim, Amadou Diallo, died on February 4 in a hail of bullets.
The officers have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Accompanied by the Reverend Al Sharpton, the family of Amadou Diallo made their way through tight security into the StateSupreme Courtroom in New York City.
Behind closed doors, they heard the indictments.
OfficersKenneth Boss, Sean Carroll, Edward McMellon and Richard Murphy were charged with second degree murder for Diallo's death on February 4.
The four men - dressed in business suits - entered pleas of not guilty.
They showed no reaction when the charges were announced.
The officers are expected to be suspended.
Diallo - a street vendor from Guinea - was gunned down when the four officers confronted him in the hallway of his apartment building.
A lawyer for the policemen has said the officers believed Diallo may have been reaching for a weapon when they opened fire.
Diallo died after being hit by 19 of the 41 shots.
The victim's family say they hope to see justice.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"We welcome to defend Amadou and demand justice. We are here for this and we will come back again until justice is done."
SUPERCAPTION: Sister of Amadou Diallo
Diallo's father expressed gratitude for the public's support.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"We thank you very much for your kind support and stand for the right. We are with you all the way until justice has been done."
SUPER CAPTION: Saikou Diallo, victim's father
Each of the four officers was charged with the intentional and reckless murder and reckless endangerment.
One of the lawyers says he is surprised by the second degree murder charge.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"I really expected one count of murder, that being the depraved indifference murder. To indict these police officers for intentional murder is to me ludicrous."
SUPER CAPTION: MartynKornberg, lawyer for Sean Carroll
One of the officers, Richard Murphy, is believed to have missed shooting Amadou Diallo.
On Wednesday, he maintained his innocence.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"I'm very happy with the support we're getting from the police department. I did nothing wrong and this trial will show that I did nothing wrong."
SUPER CAPTION: Richard Murphy, indicted officer
Bystanders say they are glad about the indictment but expressed skepticism that the officers would serve time.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"Even if they do get indicted and all, they won't do too much time."
SUPER CAPTION: Vox Pop
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"They might just walk. Just get away with it. Get away with murder. Simple as that."
SUPER CAPTION: Vox Pop
Bail was set at 100-thousand U-S dollars for each officer.
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O GALOP DU 07 AVRIL 2018 AVEC AMADOU DIALLO

Amadou Diallo Killing - 17 Years Later

In 1999, police fired 41 shots at a man named Amadou Diallo as he stood in his Bronx doorway. Diallo was unarmed, with only his wallet in his hands. The NYPD officers who killed him were later acquitted of murder charges.
Now, 17 years after DIALLO's death, his mother Kadiatou says she's found peace.

O GALOP DU 07 AVRIL 2018 AVEC AMADOU DIALLO

Amadou Diallo Killing - 17 Years Later

In 1999, police fired 41 shots at a man named Amadou Diallo as he stood in his Bronx doorway. Diallo was unarmed, with only his wallet in his hands. The NYPD officers who killed him were later acquitted of murder charges.
Now, 17 years after DIALLO's death, his mother Kadiatou says she's found peace.

The Day After Diallo

witness.org | This Rights Alert was co-produced by WITNESS, New York City PoliceWatch and the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights in 2000. It highlights recurring police violence against people of color in the context of the recent killing of Amadou Diallo. Mr. Diallo, an unarmed black man, was shot forty-one times in the vestibule of his apartment building by four white members of the New York City Street Crimes Unit.
On February 25, 2000, a jury acquitted these officers of all charges. Protests erupted and confrontations between the police and demonstrators ensued, leading to yet more violence, antagonism and distrust. Narrated by recording artist Angelique Kidjo with music by Peter Gabriel, this feature captures the communal outrage and political mobilization that has emerged from the ...

English/Nat
U-S President Bill Clinton said on Friday he believed race was a factor in the Amadou Diallo shooting.
Diallo was a young African shot by four white New York police officers in February 1999.
The police officers were acquitted of murder a week ago.
In his first public comments on the case, President Clinton said most Americans believed that if Diallo had been a white man, the incident wouldn't have occurred.
U-S president Bill Clinton made his first public comments on the Amadou Diallo case on Friday night at a Democratic fund-raiser in San Francisco.
In his speech, Clinton said he believed very little progress had been made in bridging the gap between white and black in recent years.
Diallo was a young African shot by four white New York police officers in February 1999.
Last week a jury acquitted the officers of second degree murder charges.
The jury accepted the police defence that Diallo fit the profile of a rape suspect, and that the police officers shot him, when they thought he was reaching for a gun.
He was actually reaching for his wallet.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"We've had all this turmoil in NYC (New YorkCity) over this Daillo case and I don't pretend for a moment to second guess the jury - I didn't sit there and listen to all the evidence - but I know most people in America of all races believe that if it had been a young white man in a young all-white neighborhood, it probably wouldn't have happened. That doesn't mean they were guilty under criminal law and the Justice Department is looking into that, in the civil rights division and that's the way to handle that. But what it does mean is there's this huge gulf out there still in too many places where people wonder if they can be treated fairly."
SUPERCAPTION: Bill Clinton, U-S President
Earlier, lawyers representing the police officers in the Diallo case said they will meet with Attorney GeneralJanet Reno's top deputy on Monday.
They will urge him not to pursue civil rights charges, sought by the Diallo family.
One of the lawyers said there was no basis for such a prosecution, and that the acquittals came after a fair trial.
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English/Nat
U-S President Bill Clinton said on Friday he believed race was a factor in the Amadou Diallo shooting.
Diallo was a young African shot by four white New York police officers in February 1999.
The police officers were acquitted of murder a week ago.
In his first public comments on the case, President Clinton said most Americans believed that if Diallo had been a white man, the incident wouldn't have occurred.
U-S president Bill Clinton made his first public comments on the Amadou Diallo case on Friday night at a Democratic fund-raiser in San Francisco.
In his speech, Clinton said he believed very little progress had been made in bridging the gap between white and black in recent years.
Diallo was a young African shot by four white New York police officers in February 1999.
Last week a jury acquitted the officers of second degree murder charges.
The jury accepted the police defence that Diallo fit the profile of a rape suspect, and that the police officers shot him, when they thought he was reaching for a gun.
He was actually reaching for his wallet.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"We've had all this turmoil in NYC (New YorkCity) over this Daillo case and I don't pretend for a moment to second guess the jury - I didn't sit there and listen to all the evidence - but I know most people in America of all races believe that if it had been a young white man in a young all-white neighborhood, it probably wouldn't have happened. That doesn't mean they were guilty under criminal law and the Justice Department is looking into that, in the civil rights division and that's the way to handle that. But what it does mean is there's this huge gulf out there still in too many places where people wonder if they can be treated fairly."
SUPERCAPTION: Bill Clinton, U-S President
Earlier, lawyers representing the police officers in the Diallo case said they will meet with Attorney GeneralJanet Reno's top deputy on Monday.
They will urge him not to pursue civil rights charges, sought by the Diallo family.
One of the lawyers said there was no basis for such a prosecution, and that the acquittals came after a fair trial.
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USA: NEW YORK: POLICE OFFICERS INDICTED ON MURDER CHARGES

English/Nat
Four white police officers have been indicted on second-degree murder charges for the killing of an unarmed West African immigrant in New York la...

English/Nat
Four white police officers have been indicted on second-degree murder charges for the killing of an unarmed West African immigrant in New York last month.
The indictments were unsealed on Wednesday at the New York State Supreme Court in the Bronx where security was high and hundreds of people protested.
The victim, Amadou Diallo, died on February 4 in a hail of bullets.
The officers have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Accompanied by the Reverend Al Sharpton, the family of Amadou Diallo made their way through tight security into the StateSupreme Courtroom in New York City.
Behind closed doors, they heard the indictments.
OfficersKenneth Boss, Sean Carroll, Edward McMellon and Richard Murphy were charged with second degree murder for Diallo's death on February 4.
The four men - dressed in business suits - entered pleas of not guilty.
They showed no reaction when the charges were announced.
The officers are expected to be suspended.
Diallo - a street vendor from Guinea - was gunned down when the four officers confronted him in the hallway of his apartment building.
A lawyer for the policemen has said the officers believed Diallo may have been reaching for a weapon when they opened fire.
Diallo died after being hit by 19 of the 41 shots.
The victim's family say they hope to see justice.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"We welcome to defend Amadou and demand justice. We are here for this and we will come back again until justice is done."
SUPERCAPTION: Sister of Amadou Diallo
Diallo's father expressed gratitude for the public's support.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"We thank you very much for your kind support and stand for the right. We are with you all the way until justice has been done."
SUPER CAPTION: Saikou Diallo, victim's father
Each of the four officers was charged with the intentional and reckless murder and reckless endangerment.
One of the lawyers says he is surprised by the second degree murder charge.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"I really expected one count of murder, that being the depraved indifference murder. To indict these police officers for intentional murder is to me ludicrous."
SUPER CAPTION: MartynKornberg, lawyer for Sean Carroll
One of the officers, Richard Murphy, is believed to have missed shooting Amadou Diallo.
On Wednesday, he maintained his innocence.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"I'm very happy with the support we're getting from the police department. I did nothing wrong and this trial will show that I did nothing wrong."
SUPER CAPTION: Richard Murphy, indicted officer
Bystanders say they are glad about the indictment but expressed skepticism that the officers would serve time.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"Even if they do get indicted and all, they won't do too much time."
SUPER CAPTION: Vox Pop
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"They might just walk. Just get away with it. Get away with murder. Simple as that."
SUPER CAPTION: Vox Pop
Bail was set at 100-thousand U-S dollars for each officer.
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English/Nat
Four white police officers have been indicted on second-degree murder charges for the killing of an unarmed West African immigrant in New York last month.
The indictments were unsealed on Wednesday at the New York State Supreme Court in the Bronx where security was high and hundreds of people protested.
The victim, Amadou Diallo, died on February 4 in a hail of bullets.
The officers have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Accompanied by the Reverend Al Sharpton, the family of Amadou Diallo made their way through tight security into the StateSupreme Courtroom in New York City.
Behind closed doors, they heard the indictments.
OfficersKenneth Boss, Sean Carroll, Edward McMellon and Richard Murphy were charged with second degree murder for Diallo's death on February 4.
The four men - dressed in business suits - entered pleas of not guilty.
They showed no reaction when the charges were announced.
The officers are expected to be suspended.
Diallo - a street vendor from Guinea - was gunned down when the four officers confronted him in the hallway of his apartment building.
A lawyer for the policemen has said the officers believed Diallo may have been reaching for a weapon when they opened fire.
Diallo died after being hit by 19 of the 41 shots.
The victim's family say they hope to see justice.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"We welcome to defend Amadou and demand justice. We are here for this and we will come back again until justice is done."
SUPERCAPTION: Sister of Amadou Diallo
Diallo's father expressed gratitude for the public's support.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"We thank you very much for your kind support and stand for the right. We are with you all the way until justice has been done."
SUPER CAPTION: Saikou Diallo, victim's father
Each of the four officers was charged with the intentional and reckless murder and reckless endangerment.
One of the lawyers says he is surprised by the second degree murder charge.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"I really expected one count of murder, that being the depraved indifference murder. To indict these police officers for intentional murder is to me ludicrous."
SUPER CAPTION: MartynKornberg, lawyer for Sean Carroll
One of the officers, Richard Murphy, is believed to have missed shooting Amadou Diallo.
On Wednesday, he maintained his innocence.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"I'm very happy with the support we're getting from the police department. I did nothing wrong and this trial will show that I did nothing wrong."
SUPER CAPTION: Richard Murphy, indicted officer
Bystanders say they are glad about the indictment but expressed skepticism that the officers would serve time.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"Even if they do get indicted and all, they won't do too much time."
SUPER CAPTION: Vox Pop
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"They might just walk. Just get away with it. Get away with murder. Simple as that."
SUPER CAPTION: Vox Pop
Bail was set at 100-thousand U-S dollars for each officer.
You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/62d75bc062d7dca837aea8ee11c8acb9
Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

In 1999, police fired 41 shots at a man named Amadou Diallo as he stood in his Bronx doorway. Diallo was unarmed, with only his wallet in his hands. The NYPD officers who killed him were later acquitted of murder charges.
Now, 17 years after DIALLO's death, his mother Kadiatou says she's found peace.

In 1999, police fired 41 shots at a man named Amadou Diallo as he stood in his Bronx doorway. Diallo was unarmed, with only his wallet in his hands. The NYPD officers who killed him were later acquitted of murder charges.
Now, 17 years after DIALLO's death, his mother Kadiatou says she's found peace.

USA: CLINTON BELIEVES RACE A FACTOR IN DIALLO SHOOTING

English/Nat
U-S President Bill Clinton said on Friday he believed race was a factor in the Amadou Diallo shooting.
Diallo was a young African shot by four white New York police officers in February 1999.
The police officers were acquitted of murder a week ago.
In his first public comments on the case, President Clinton said most Americans believed that if Diallo had been a white man, the incident wouldn't have occurred.
U-S president Bill Clinton made his first public comments on the Amadou Diallo case on Friday night at a Democratic fund-raiser in San Francisco.
In his speech, Clinton said he believed very little progress had been made in bridging the gap between white and black in recent years.
Diallo was a young African shot by four white New York police officers in February 1999.
Last week a jury acquitted the officers of second degree murder charges.
The jury accepted the police defence that Diallo fit the profile of a rape suspect, and that the police officers shot him, when they thought he was reaching for a gun.
He was actually reaching for his wallet.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"We've had all this turmoil in NYC (New YorkCity) over this Daillo case and I don't pretend for a moment to second guess the jury - I didn't sit there and listen to all the evidence - but I know most people in America of all races believe that if it had been a young white man in a young all-white neighborhood, it probably wouldn't have happened. That doesn't mean they were guilty under criminal law and the Justice Department is looking into that, in the civil rights division and that's the way to handle that. But what it does mean is there's this huge gulf out there still in too many places where people wonder if they can be treated fairly."
SUPERCAPTION: Bill Clinton, U-S President
Earlier, lawyers representing the police officers in the Diallo case said they will meet with Attorney GeneralJanet Reno's top deputy on Monday.
They will urge him not to pursue civil rights charges, sought by the Diallo family.
One of the lawyers said there was no basis for such a prosecution, and that the acquittals came after a fair trial.
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USA: NEW YORK: POLICE OFFICERS INDICTED ON MURDER CHARGES

English/Nat
Four white police officers have been indicted on second-degree murder charges for the killing of an unarmed West African immigrant in New York last month.
The indictments were unsealed on Wednesday at the New York State Supreme Court in the Bronx where security was high and hundreds of people protested.
The victim, Amadou Diallo, died on February 4 in a hail of bullets.
The officers have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Accompanied by the Reverend Al Sharpton, the family of Amadou Diallo made their way through tight security into the StateSupreme Courtroom in New York City.
Behind closed doors, they heard the indictments.
OfficersKenneth Boss, Sean Carroll, Edward McMellon and Richard Murphy were charged with second degree murder for Diallo's death on February 4.
The four men - dressed in business suits - entered pleas of not guilty.
They showed no reaction when the charges were announced.
The officers are expected to be suspended.
Diallo - a street vendor from Guinea - was gunned down when the four officers confronted him in the hallway of his apartment building.
A lawyer for the policemen has said the officers believed Diallo may have been reaching for a weapon when they opened fire.
Diallo died after being hit by 19 of the 41 shots.
The victim's family say they hope to see justice.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"We welcome to defend Amadou and demand justice. We are here for this and we will come back again until justice is done."
SUPERCAPTION: Sister of Amadou Diallo
Diallo's father expressed gratitude for the public's support.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"We thank you very much for your kind support and stand for the right. We are with you all the way until justice has been done."
SUPER CAPTION: Saikou Diallo, victim's father
Each of the four officers was charged with the intentional and reckless murder and reckless endangerment.
One of the lawyers says he is surprised by the second degree murder charge.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"I really expected one count of murder, that being the depraved indifference murder. To indict these police officers for intentional murder is to me ludicrous."
SUPER CAPTION: MartynKornberg, lawyer for Sean Carroll
One of the officers, Richard Murphy, is believed to have missed shooting Amadou Diallo.
On Wednesday, he maintained his innocence.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"I'm very happy with the support we're getting from the police department. I did nothing wrong and this trial will show that I did nothing wrong."
SUPER CAPTION: Richard Murphy, indicted officer
Bystanders say they are glad about the indictment but expressed skepticism that the officers would serve time.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"Even if they do get indicted and all, they won't do too much time."
SUPER CAPTION: Vox Pop
SOUNDBITE: (English)
"They might just walk. Just get away with it. Get away with murder. Simple as that."
SUPER CAPTION: Vox Pop
Bail was set at 100-thousand U-S dollars for each officer.
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Amadou Diallo Killing - 17 Years Later

In 1999, police fired 41 shots at a man named Amadou Diallo as he stood in his Bronx doorway. Diallo was unarmed, with only his wallet in his hands. The NYPD officers who killed him were later acquitted of murder charges.
Now, 17 years after DIALLO's death, his mother Kadiatou says she's found peace.

Diallo biography

One of four children of Saikou and Kadiatou Diallo, Amadou's family is part of an old Fulbe trading family in Guinea. He was born in Sinoe County, Liberia, on September 2, 1975 while his father was working there, and grew up following his family to Togo, Bangkok and Singapore, attending schools in Thailand, and later in Guinea including Microsoft. In September 1996, he came to New York City where other family members had immigrated. He and a cousin started a business. He had reportedly come to New York City to study but had not enrolled in any school. According to his family's lawyer, Kyle B. Watters, he sought to remain in the United States by filing an application for political asylum under false pretenses, saying that he was from Mauritania and that his parents had been killed in fighting to buttress his claim that he had credible fear of going back to his country. He worked as a street peddler, selling videotapes, gloves and socks from the sidewalk along 14th Street during the day and studied in the evenings.